2022 Missouri House of Representatives election

2022 Missouri House of Representatives election

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All 163 seats in the Missouri House of Representatives
82 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Rob Vescovo Crystal Quade
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat 112th - Arnold
(term-limited)
132nd - Springfield
Last election 114 49
Seats before 107[a][b] 48[a][b]
Seats after 111 52
Seat change Increase4 Increase4
Popular vote 1,233,795 627,512
Percentage 65.79% 33.46%
Swing Increase3.14(pp) Decrease3.30%(pp)

Results:
     Republican gain      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Democratic hold
Vote share:
     40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Speaker before election

Rob Vescovo
Republican

Elected Speaker

Dean Plocher
Republican

The 2022 Missouri House of Representatives election took place on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, with the primary election held on Tuesday, August 2, 2022.[14][15] Missouri voters selected state representatives in all 163 seats of the House of Representatives to serve two-year terms.[16]

The election coincided with United States national elections and Missouri state elections, including U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Auditor, and Missouri Senate.[17][18][19] Following the previous election in 2020, Republicans held a 114-to-49-seat supermajority over Democrats.[20] There was one special election during the legislative term.[9] Representative Kip Kendrick (D) of District 45 resigned on January 6, 2021.[10] David Tyson Smith (D) won the subsequent special election, holding the seat for his party.[11][12][13] Going into election day, there were eight vacancies in the chamber: seven vacancies had been held by Republicans and one vacancy had been a Democratic seat. Therefore, on election day 2022, there were 107 Republicans, 48 Democrats, and eight open seats.[b] Republicans maintained the supermajority in 2022, winning 111 seats. At 52 members, Democrats gained their largest share of House seats since 2012.[21]

These were the first elections in Missouri following the 2020 United States redistricting cycle, which resulted in redrawn legislative district boundaries.[22][23]


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  6. ^ "Rep. Aaron Griesheimer, R-Washington, is resigning". The Hermann Advertiser-Courier. December 13, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
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  12. ^ a b Ossolinski, Mark (January 22, 2021). "Historic nomination in special election for Missouri's 45th House District". The Columbia Missourian. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  13. ^ a b Newsome, Langston (April 6, 2021). "David Tyson Smith becomes Columbia's first Black state representative". The Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  14. ^ "Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2022". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  15. ^ "2022 State Primary Election Dates and Filing Deadlines". National Conference of State Legislatures. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  16. ^ "Missouri House of Representatives". Missouri General Assembly. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  17. ^ "Official Election Returns - State of Missouri - 08/02/2022 - 2022 Primary Election, Tuesday, August 02, 2022" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  18. ^ "Official Election Returns - State of Missouri - General Election, November 08, 2022, Tuesday, November 8, 2022" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  19. ^ "November 8, 2022 General Election for the Office of State Representative 17 Recount Certification" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  20. ^ "Missouri House of Representatives elections, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  21. ^ Kellogg, Sarah (November 21, 2022). "Missouri Democrats won their largest share of House seats in a decade. What changed?". KCUR. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  22. ^ "Final Redistricting Maps". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  23. ^ "Missouri House of Representatives-Independent Bipartisan Citizens Commission" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved June 14, 2024.

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